Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of XEN45 Implant Versus Trabeculectomy in Asian Eyes.

Prcis: Combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy is able to achieve greater reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP), higher rates of complete surgical success and fewer postoperative manipulations and visits compared with combined phacoemulsification and Xen implantation in glaucomatous eyes.

Purpose: Our study aims to compare and understand the differences between the efficacy and safety of XEN45 implantation and trabeculectomy in Asian eyes with glaucoma.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center, comparative study of consecutive patients who underwent combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy (Phaco-Trab) from January 2013 to June 2014 and combined phacoemulsification and XEN45 implantation (Phaco-Xen) from May 2017 to September 2018 in a tertiary Ophthalmology center in Singapore.

Group a streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis of the eyelid: a case report of good outcome with medical management.

Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal disease, and early surgical debridement has been advocated to minimize the risk of blindness and mortality. The authors report a case of an 18-year-old man who presented with isolated, unilateral group A Streptococcus eyelid necrotizing fasciitis. The patient responded to intravenous antibiotics alone, and no surgical debridement was needed.